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Midlife Pilot Podcast: Your Aviation Companion
Hey there, fellow aviators! Whether you're a seasoned pilot or just starting your journey into the wild blue yonder, we've got something special for you. Let's talk about the Midlife Pilot Podcast - your new best friend in the cockpit!
What's It All About?
The Midlife Pilot Podcast is your weekly dose of aviation inspiration, especially if you've caught the flying bug a bit later in life. Hosted by the dynamic trio of Ben, Brian, and Ted, this show isn't about boring lectures or dry instruction manuals. Nope, it's all about sharing real stories, personal insights, and the pure joy of spreading your wings in midlife.
Every week, these guys dive into topics like:
The ups and downs of learning to fly (pun intended!)
How becoming a pilot changes you (spoiler: it's awesome)
The thrill of exploring new destinations from the air
Become a Patreon Member! www.patreon.com/MidlifePilotPodcast
Hey there, fellow aviators! Whether you're a seasoned pilot or just starting your journey into the wild blue yonder, we've got something special for you. Let's talk about the Midlife Pilot Podcast - your new best friend in the cockpit!
What's It All About?
The Midlife Pilot Podcast is your weekly dose of aviation inspiration, especially if you've caught the flying bug a bit later in life. Hosted by the dynamic trio of Ben, Brian, and Ted, this show isn't about boring lectures or dry instruction manuals. Nope, it's all about sharing real stories, personal insights, and the pure joy of spreading your wings in midlife.
Every week, these guys dive into topics like:
The ups and downs of learning to fly (pun intended!)
How becoming a pilot changes you (spoiler: it's awesome)
The thrill of exploring new destinations from the air
Become a Patreon Member! www.patreon.com/MidlifePilotPodcast
EP90 - Information Whiskey - NORDO in a Bravo, orcas diversion, cloud dancing
The guys swap tales of dodging clouds, diverting around storms, and wrestling with an ancient audio panel that picked the worst possible time to conk out (IFR over Atlanta - yikes!) Ben, Brian and Ted dish on what it's like to fly with a pilot you haven't shared a cockpit with before. Is your flying buddy all good? - or a hazardous attitude waiting to happen?
Tune in for some hangar flying gold, including tips for handling your first big weather diversion and the scoop on Ben's long-overdue avionics upgrade. And stick around for a teaser about the big 100th episode extravaganza!
Links to things mentioned on the show:
* EP80 - Checkride Fails - A Good Thing? podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/m...
Tune in for some hangar flying gold, including tips for handling your first big weather diversion and the scoop on Ben's long-overdue avionics upgrade. And stick around for a teaser about the big 100th episode extravaganza!
Links to things mentioned on the show:
* EP80 - Checkride Fails - A Good Thing? podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/m...
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EP89 - Aviation Mentors, the freshmakers of pilots
Просмотров 4316 часов назад
Why is having aviation mentors so important? We tell tales of mentors saving the day, how to be mentored, and the importance of never missing an opportunity to shut up. Listeners Bruce and Neil give feedback about last week's discussion of flying in heat. Mentioned on the show: * Cape Girardeau airport, Missouri: www.airnav.com/airport/CGI * Seguin Texas: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seguin,_Texas * R...
EP88 - The Heat is On
Просмотров 3814 дней назад
How does flying in the heat affect you? Do you know when to say when? We talk about the trials of flying in summer heat, things we think about to keep safe, Ben's ride in an L39, and more! Mentioned on the show: - Larry Lee flying his L39 (this is who flew Ben): ruclips.net/video/46BWO26mNpE/видео.html - FlightChops, flying aerobatics with his daughter for the first time: ruclips.net/video/OApc...
EP87 - Owning bad weather routing with ATC and AJ
Просмотров 10821 день назад
Friend of the show AJ joins the podcast to recap a masterful flight that Ben and 1dullgeek took with careful routing through thunderstorms. AJ's work with controllers was instructive for Ben. AJ also joined the Chock Club with Ben. Mentioned on the show: * BUKHD3 arrival: aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2407/00469BUKHD.PDF * Eagleville Soaring club: eaglevillesoaring.org/ * Mishpachah: www.merriam-webste...
EP86 - Information Whiskey - Broken Things Happened
Просмотров 8821 день назад
We are joined by Mark, aka 1DullGeek, to debrief the alternator loss on an instrument approach while returning from Osh Kosh. We discuss how the near-emergency was handled, how flying with a second pilot worked, and how Instrument training can only prepare you for so much. Mentioned on the show: * Flying Midwest Podcast - Information Foxtrot with Ben and Ted plus OB's AG and RH: lnns.co/Eno4ag0...
EP85 - Hazardous Midlife Attitudes
Просмотров 58Месяц назад
Which hazardous attitudes do we find ourselves falling into sometimes? Are some of the classic 5 hazardous attitudes more or less common in midlife pilots? We talk them all through from our point of view. Mentioned on the show: - Aeronautical Decision Making AC with the Hazardous Attitudes, AC 60-22: www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_60-22.pdf - BWG - Bowling Green Airport:...
EP84 - Midlife radio tips with RH - reading the room
Просмотров 55Месяц назад
RH of Opposing Bases joins Ben, Brian, and Ted to offer some midlife radio tips. What's the perfect flight following call? Does it matter? Should you call "in the blind"? What does a controller hear when they're listening to multiple frequencies? OB will be at Airventure in Oshkosh, recording a show Saturday, July 27 2024 at 10am. Mentioned on the show: * Opposing Bases: www.opposingbases.com/ ...
EP83 - 100 Hours vs. 500 Hours - feral cats in the pattern
Просмотров 117Месяц назад
EP83 - 100 Hours vs. 500 Hours - feral cats in the pattern
EP81 - Information Whiskey: broken hoses, hangar rant, and mailbox lasagna
Просмотров 382 месяца назад
EP81 - Information Whiskey: broken hoses, hangar rant, and mailbox lasagna
EP80 - Checkride Fails - a good thing?
Просмотров 582 месяца назад
EP80 - Checkride Fails - a good thing?
EP79 - Airplane Partnerships: the good, the bad, the ugly
Просмотров 492 месяца назад
EP79 - Airplane Partnerships: the good, the bad, the ugly
EP78 - OG Midlife Pilot - Carb Ice Anxiety and the Joy of Not Flying
Просмотров 572 месяца назад
EP78 - OG Midlife Pilot - Carb Ice Anxiety and the Joy of Not Flying
EP77 - Before hour zero - Beginning in aviation before you can even begin
Просмотров 512 месяца назад
EP77 - Before hour zero - Beginning in aviation before you can even begin
EP75 - Comparison is the thief of joy
Просмотров 1173 месяца назад
EP75 - Comparison is the thief of joy
EP74 - Pressures, External and Otherwise
Просмотров 393 месяца назад
EP74 - Pressures, External and Otherwise
EP73 - Nashville Fly In recap, Newts, and Chinchillas
Просмотров 613 месяца назад
EP73 - Nashville Fly In recap, Newts, and Chinchillas
EP72 - ATC Scott and the Nashville Fly-In Preview!
Просмотров 994 месяца назад
EP72 - ATC Scott and the Nashville Fly-In Preview!
EP71 - Flying with kids, with Erica Gilbert and her offspring!
Просмотров 1034 месяца назад
EP71 - Flying with kids, with Erica Gilbert and her offspring!
EP70 - The art of tailwheel flying: with CFI Ben Lehman
Просмотров 894 месяца назад
EP70 - The art of tailwheel flying: with CFI Ben Lehman
EP69 - Happy Hour, Annuals, BFR's, and a Zulu rant
Просмотров 464 месяца назад
EP69 - Happy Hour, Annuals, BFR's, and a Zulu rant
EP68 - NO REGERTS and other things you would have done differently
Просмотров 685 месяцев назад
EP68 - NO REGERTS and other things you would have done differently
EP67 - Ted's excellent adventure, birds on strike, and the race to get ratings
Просмотров 575 месяцев назад
EP67 - Ted's excellent adventure, birds on strike, and the race to get ratings
EP66 - Night flying, the perils of lifting old TVs, and a poignant acronym rant
Просмотров 515 месяцев назад
EP66 - Night flying, the perils of lifting old TVs, and a poignant acronym rant
EP65 - All things sport pilot license and LSA
Просмотров 1395 месяцев назад
EP65 - All things sport pilot license and LSA
EP64 - Exploring your knowledge gaps
Просмотров 475 месяцев назад
EP64 - Exploring your knowledge gaps
EP63B - Find the right plane for your mission
Просмотров 736 месяцев назад
EP63B - Find the right plane for your mission
EP61 - Five ways to build confidence as a newer pilot
Просмотров 736 месяцев назад
EP61 - Five ways to build confidence as a newer pilot
20:44 I never considered the annunciation of Prescott until the Yarnell fire in 2013 when the radio went up the hill and was told it’s Prescott like biscuit. Ever since, I can’t remember what I called it growing up nor what I call it now. (Born and raised in Prescott)
Thanks for taking the time to create all this content. Much appreciated
I just learned of OB from this show, listened to a few episodes, not bad. Totally not what I expected seeing RH.
Hey could you post a link to ChrisC’s content?
I’ve gotten back into simming recently. Haven’t flown in years-using the sim to prepare for getting back into flying IRL. Setup is MSFS 2020, Honeycomb alpha/bravo, pedals, and an old joystick used for housekeeping buttons-views, headtracker controls etc. Have a GNS530 physical replica but plan to replace it with a better unit, and a physical radio stack. My space is very cramped, similar in feel to a real cockpit. Kneeboard strapped to my leg. No the sim won’t prepare you for the kinematics of real-world flight, but SO many things can be practiced to advantage, especially checklists and procedures. That said, the plane I’m using at the moment is the FSreborn Sting LSA, very similar to the Gobosh I learned in, and the flight characteristics are pretty good. in particular, a slip to landing works and feels exactly as I remember it! It also has a very faithful G3X which, being a touchscreen, goes a long way toward preparing you for the real buttonology and logic of Garmin glass. I also fly the steam-gauge Black Square Bonanza using the 530 (the Garmin most likely to be encountered IRL). The sim has really helped me learn the basics of these units. The thing that really changed simming for me is a new ATC app called Say Intentions. I flew on PilotEdge for a while, but it’s expensive and the controllers were, let’s say, a bit grumpy. (But highly recommended if you need serious radio help.) With Say Intentions, the sim is a reasonably realistic learning environment with a lot less radio fright. I research and prepare flights as I would IRL, start cold & dark on the ramp, run paper checklists, enter flight plans manually, copy down ATC instructions on the kneepad, change frequencies and squawk codes manually, look out at landmarks, keep my ears open for my callsign, practice moving through nav pages in flight, practice mental math for descents and such, practice patterns and pattern entries… not only learning but having fun as well! Much more to learn-VOR nav, IFR, etc. But for a low time sport pilot, what I’m doing now is good prep for getting back in the seat. Glad I found your podcast. Want to check out ChrisC as well. p.s. there is a highly regarded TBM 850 steam gauge model for MSFS 2020, from Black Square.
Good points made. I've been flying MSFS since the 1st versions when I was a kid. Flight models and hand flying are still the weakest point of PC sims. Back in the 80's / 90's sims were already great for IFR training and learning radio navigation. The late 90's early 2000's brought in the first true 'world' imagery that started to be viable for visual navigation practice. Getting back into flying after a 10 year break, FS2020 is down right amazing in terms of real world replication. I'm fortunate to have a PA-24-250 in real life and with the A2A Comanche I have a simulated aircraft that is almost identical in performance and much of the cockpit. If you fly Garmin GTN or GTNxi equipment, the TDS 750 add-on uses Garmin's actual 750 simulator. You can also easily link ForeFlight or Garmin Pilot apps to the sim for learning how to use the apps on a 'real' simulated flight. For those wanting to practice ATC voice work, the VATSIM network is very selective on their controller training and while not 100% real is pretty close most of the time.
Tuesday just isn’t the same without a live MLPP….but at least I can always catch-up later. Loved hearing Josh’s emergency recount and another excellent rant from 1DG! Thanks, all 😊
🎉🎉 Thanks guys!
Do a better job coordinating microphone volumes, please. One of you is screaming and one I can barely hear.
Although it’s nice to hear Chris on the podcast it’s sad to know he’s not going to be here all the time. I enjoy all participants but his voice was to me the most recognizable. Even if I didn’t know I tuned in the midlife pilot podcast I knew when I heard his voice.
Good to hear things are going well with Chris. He was an inspiration to me as I was a training for my pilot certificate. Got my private certificate 2 years ago at age 62.
Is this live?
Good evening Av8tors🛫
Thanks for the recap! What a blast! I'm looking forward to the next reunion with y'all.
Was a real treat to meet you all and hang out in Nashville!
sorry all... we are making a new link and session --
"Hydration control" - I have 4 boys. when they were young, we'd give them a bottle of water each and they'd drink it in 10 minutes and then have to pee 30 miles from departure. So i'd freeze the bottles then give them to them. Controlled ingestion. Perfect. They didn't like it - would be whining "I'm so thirsty." I'd say "wedge it between your legs and it''ll melt faster. Works on road trips as well.
Disagree with the recommendation to put tablets in front of kids in the plane. No…flying in and of itself is a privilege and the experience should be shared with the kids. Get them off of the screens and show them the wonders of the world from the air.
Love me some MLP content. 💯
If you head west you should consider KCGI, Cape Girardeau, MO. It’s 20 miles north of Sikeston with a much better restaurant, The Pilot House, on the field. The only drawback… no one will throw rolls at you. Great little FBO and great fuel prices.
Trent Lott International, Moss Point MS. I used to skydive there out of a Pilatus Porter.
Betty Beacon - Intro name! lol
I am a student with 26 hours In North Texas in the pre solo phase. Im also a mid life guy, so i completely relate to all of this!
Cameras are great for training, both for the instructor and the student. The CFI can review the footage and make a training plan to improve on the student's weaknesses. If you're going to have cameras for making content, then pilots needs to remember ANC: Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. Not paying attention is where you get into trouble, and it can cost you your PPL, the lives of others or your own. If you're more interested in making content than being a pilot, then that's not a pilot I want to fly with. Not worth my life.
Another great episode! I wonder when commercial airliners will have cameras similar to the cameras cars have. Something that gives pilots more situational awareness.
If I don’t fly for over a month, I grab my CFI as a safety pilot.
You can also have fuel reserve minimum’s different from FAA requirements. I do a one hour fuel reserve during day or night.
Thanks guys.
I just hope they work 😁. My club just decided to start a "discovery flight" promotion where non-club members can get a free ride on the club's dime as a sort of discovery flight. Its not a discovery flight in the traditional sense of the word, because its not flight instruction and the pilot doesn't have to be a CFI, but I'm hoping I can get better at my sales pitch flights so we can get some more members.
Adios, Chris! It's been a blast, and I'll still look forward to your videos. Your videos while you were a student were great for me, as I was student going through some of the same stuff you did. I passed my checkride a couple weeks ago, and I'd like to think you played a little part of that. Ben and Tedder, I've really enjoyed watching your videos and can't wait to see where the podcast goes from here with the three of you. Question: who is going to introduce Brian as being from deep in the heart of Music Row?!
So long, Chris.